GRE Word List
UNEARTHLY
not earthly: such as
The meaning of the word unearthly is not earthly: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| aria | air |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| disconsolate | cheerless |