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 |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| distend | extend |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |