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 |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| condole | grieve |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| hirsute | hairy |