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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antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
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disperseto cause to break up (see break up
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brochurepamphlet
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discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
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