GRE Word List
FLAGRANT
conspicuously offensive
The meaning of the word flagrant is conspicuously offensive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |