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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prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |