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.

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WordMeaning
conscientiousmeticulous
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
meteto give out by measure : dole out
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor