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 |
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avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
parlance | speech |
impolitic | not politic : unwise |
promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |