GRE Word List
AVALANCHE
great mass of falling snow and ice
The meaning of the word avalanche is great mass of falling snow and ice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
| unsavory | distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| botch | mismanage; blow |
| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
| skinflint | miser; stingy person |
| scotch | stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. Θ°΅Ώΐ» ΑΩΐΜ΄Β ΐΗΉΜ |
| oust | expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting |
