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
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
adjacentnot distant : nearby
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body