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 |
|---|---|
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |