GRE Word List

ABYSMAL

immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad

The meaning of the word abysmal is immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad.

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curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
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tactfulhaving or showing tact
pummelpound
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity