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

WordMeaning
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
compulsivehaving power to compel
strutto become turgid : swell
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
acmethe highest point or stage
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking