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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| stringent | tight |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |