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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| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |