GRE Word List

UNKEMPT

not combed

The meaning of the word unkempt is not combed.

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nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
emanateto come out from a source
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
garnishdecorate
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt