GRE Word List
UNSEEMLY
not seemly: such as
The meaning of the word unseemly is not seemly: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| hap | happening |