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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| prank | trick |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |