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 |
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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 |