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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |