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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irksometending to irk : tedious
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incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
demurereserved
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
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