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.
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| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |