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

WordMeaning
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
laxloose
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure