GRE Word List
APOCALYPTIC
of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
The meaning of the word apocalyptic is of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |