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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |