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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WordMeaning
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
corrugatedhaving corrugations
headfirstwith the head foremost
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general