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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| demented | mad |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| defalcate | deduct |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| encompass | include |