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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mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
enraptureto fill with delight
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony