GRE Word List
SEAMY
sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life
The meaning of the word seamy is sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| erratic | odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
| demographic | related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population |
| stellar | pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| supplicant | one who supplicates; ADJ. |
| efficacy | power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual |
| restitution | returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| connoisseur | person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art |
