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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |