GRE Word List
UNSEEMLY
unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
The meaning of the word unseemly is unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| impending | nearing; approaching; about to happen |
| sleazy | shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric |
| balmy | soft and mild (of air); fragrant |
| unwitting | not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know |
| sect | separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| anthropoid | manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
| jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| memento | token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit |