GRE Word List
UNWONTED
being out of the ordinary : rare
The meaning of the word unwonted is being out of the ordinary : rare.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| sentinel | sentry |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |