GRE Word List

UNCOUTH

awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude

The meaning of the word uncouth is awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude.

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WordMeaning
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
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decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
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