GRE Word List

AWFUL

extremely disagreeable or objectionable

The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.

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WordMeaning
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic