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 |
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| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| intermediary | mediator |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| blackball | to vote against |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |