GRE Word List
SWARTHY
of a dark color, complexion, or cast
The meaning of the word swarthy is of a dark color, complexion, or cast.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |