GRE Word List

CONSTERNATION

amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

The meaning of the word consternation is amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion.

Random words

WordMeaning
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
urchinhedgehog
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal