GRE Word List
APPALL
to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
The meaning of the word appall is to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |