GRE Word List
UNWONTED
unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
The meaning of the word unwonted is unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peer | one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
| infantile | childish; infantlike |
| saturnine | morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance. |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| artifice | deception; trickery |
| warble | (of a bird) sing; babble; N. |
| crescendo | increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent |
| flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
| paramount | foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal |
