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

WordMeaning
sequesterto set apart : segregate
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid