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 |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
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