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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WordMeaning
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
implyto express indirectly
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
addressto mark directions for delivery on
abjureto renounce upon oath
receptiveable or inclined to receive
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge