GRE Word List

UNSEEMLY

not seemly: such as

The meaning of the word unseemly is not seemly: such as.

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WordMeaning
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
inflateddistended with air or gas