GRE Word List
DOOM
condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.
The meaning of the word doom is condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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diligence | steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
artless | without guile; open and honest |
impotent | weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power |
circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
apocalyptic | prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse |
fruition | bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition |
garish | overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
skittish | inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit |
bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |