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 |
|---|---|
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| benison | blessing |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |