GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| lampoon | satire |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |