GRE Word List

AGHAST

struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset

The meaning of the word aghast is struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset.

Random words

WordMeaning
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot