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 |
|---|---|
| hummock | small hill; hillock |
| ken | range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken |
| bode | foreshadow; portend |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| urgent | compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands |
| entree | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless |
| recite | repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation |