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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |