GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
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| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
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| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
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| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
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