GRE Word List
FORMIDABLE
causing fear, dread, or apprehension
The meaning of the word formidable is causing fear, dread, or apprehension.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |