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 |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |