GRE Word List

CHAGRIN

disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

The meaning of the word chagrin is disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure.

Random words

WordMeaning
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
embroiderto ornament with needlework
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end