GRE Word List
SEEDY
run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
The meaning of the word seedy is run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| enhance | increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport. |
| accoutre | equip; N. accoutrement |
| pestle | tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar |
| bohemian | unconventional (in an artistic way) |
| swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
| suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
