GRE Word List

ABERRATION

the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state

The meaning of the word aberration is the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state.

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ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
desperatehaving lost hope
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
blareto sound loud and strident
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
sublimatesublime