GRE Word List
ATROCITY
a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
The meaning of the word atrocity is a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| wreak | bring about |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| agape | wide open : gaping |