GRE Word List

EGREGIOUS

conspicuous

The meaning of the word egregious is conspicuous.

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WordMeaning
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
itineranttraveling from place to place
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state