GRE Word List
AWFUL
terrible; very bad
The meaning of the word awful is terrible; very bad.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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wholesome | conducive to mental or physical health; healthful |
dulcet | sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious |
sleazy | shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric |
prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
surly | bad-tempered; rude; cross |
overt | open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert |
despoil | plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village |
nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
remediable | reparable |
imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |