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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WordMeaning
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
aloftat or to a great height
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
crassgross
retractto draw back or in
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy