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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |