GRE Word List

AWFUL

extremely disagreeable or objectionable

The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.

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WordMeaning
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
astigmatisma 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
quarantinea period of 40 days
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable