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 |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |