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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |