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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WordMeaning
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone