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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |