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 |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |