GRE Word List
ABYSS
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
The meaning of the word abyss is an immeasurably deep gulf or great space.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |