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GRE 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mellifious | Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear. |
| Mollify | Appease the anger or anxiety of someone. |
| Noisome | Having an extremely offensive smell. |
| Onerous | Involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. |
| Pallid | Pale, typically because of poor health. |
| Paltry | Small, petty. |
| Passable | Just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory. |
| Pensive | Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
| Perfunctory | Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. |
| Poignant | Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. |