GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| progeny | descendants |
| stench | stink |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| endue | provide |