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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |