GRE Word List
AWFUL
terrible; very bad
The meaning of the word awful is terrible; very bad.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |