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
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
ossifyto change into bone
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner