GRE Word List
UNCOUTH
boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish
The meaning of the word uncouth is boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bust | piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster |
| untoward | unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| homeostasis | tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm |
| killjoy | grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| refrain | abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus |
| ragamuffin | dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes |
| anthology | book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
