GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibling | sib |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |