GRE Word List
UNCTUOUS
oily; bland; insincerely suave
The meaning of the word unctuous is oily; bland; insincerely suave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| momentous | very important; N. moment; CF. momentary |
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| abrasive | rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| febrile | feverish |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
| dubious | questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
| strident | loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency |
| acquittal | deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner |
