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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |