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 |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |