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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |