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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| endue | provide |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |