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 |
|---|---|
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |