GRE Word List
ABHOR
detest; hate
The meaning of the word abhor is detest; hate.
Random words
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indolent | lazy |
bastard | illegitimate child |
amplify | increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph |
ostensible | apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition |
lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
animosity | active enmity |
blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
august | impressive; majestic |
emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
miscellany | mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items |