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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |