GRE Word List

UNSEEMLY

not seemly: such as

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

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WordMeaning
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)