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 |
|---|---|
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |