GRE Word List
SEEMLY
good-looking
The meaning of the word seemly is good-looking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |