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 |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| sheer | unqualified |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |