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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| sidetrack | siding |
| commune | talk over |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
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