GRE Word List
UNSAVORY
insipid
The meaning of the word unsavory is insipid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |