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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| dissension | disagreement |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |