GRE Word List

AWFUL

extremely disagreeable or objectionable

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

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WordMeaning
reveriedaydream
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
cloistera monastic establishment
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
concorda state of agreement : harmony
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify