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.

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WordMeaning
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
disportsport
wagto be in motion : stir
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge