GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| dour | stern |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |