GRE Word List

UNKEMPT

not combed

The meaning of the word unkempt is not combed.

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staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
collateto compare critically
commemorateto call to remembrance
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period