GRE Word List
UNSIGHTLY
not pleasing to the sight : not comely
The meaning of the word unsightly is not pleasing to the sight : not comely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |