GRE Word List
UNSIGHTLY
ugly; unpleasant to look at
The meaning of the word unsightly is ugly; unpleasant to look at.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| abdicate | renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |
| distinction | honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| remediable | reparable |
| impugn | dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight |
| stately | formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
| rabid | of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia |
