GRE Word List
ENORMITY
an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
The meaning of the word enormity is an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |