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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |