GRE Word List
AWFUL
extremely disagreeable or objectionable
The meaning of the word awful is extremely disagreeable or objectionable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| foppish | foolish |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |