GRE Word List

SEAMY

having the rough side of the seam showing

The meaning of the word seamy is having the rough side of the seam showing.

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ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
quotidianoccurring every day
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
ossifyto change into bone
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
leerysuspicious