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.
Random words
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mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
compulsion | an act of compelling |
slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
disport | sport |
avow | to declare assuredly |
disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |