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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heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
passepast one's prime
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter