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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| reek | smoke |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| tyranny | oppressive power |