GRE Word List
UNKEMPT
not combed
The meaning of the word unkempt is not combed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |