GRE Word List
UNTOWARD
unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter
The meaning of the word untoward is unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consonant | harmonious; in agreement; N. |
| solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
| listless | lacking in spirit or energy; languid |
| quintessence | purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| impalpable | imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible |
| ambrosia | food of the gods |
| candor | frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid |
| cameo | shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
