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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |