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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| score | twenty |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| growl | rumble |
| sentinel | sentry |