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 |
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dolt | a stupid person |
disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
expertise | the skill of an expert |
depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |