GRE Word List
FORMIDABLE
causing fear, dread, or apprehension
The meaning of the word formidable is causing fear, dread, or apprehension.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succor | relief |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| forebears | ancestor |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |