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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |