GRE Word List
ENORMITY
hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
The meaning of the word enormity is hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous.
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indoctrinate | cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism |
query | inquiry; question; V. |
junket | trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
cadet | student at a military school |
disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
tactful | careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless |
rip | tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N. |
condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
cohesion | tendency to keep together |