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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |