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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| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
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| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |