GRE Word List
UNWONTED
being out of the ordinary : rare
The meaning of the word unwonted is being out of the ordinary : rare.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |