GRE Word List
ABOMINABLE
worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
The meaning of the word abominable is worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |