GRE Word List
DIABOLICAL
of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
The meaning of the word diabolical is of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish.
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| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |