GRE Word List

SEEMLY

good-looking

The meaning of the word seemly is good-looking.

Random words

WordMeaning
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
underlyinglying beneath or below
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another