GRE Word List
WINSOME
generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
The meaning of the word winsome is generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |