GRE Word List
FORMIDABLE
menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
The meaning of the word formidable is menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images |
| noose | loop formed in a rope |
| transition | going from one state of action to another |
| crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
| reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information) |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| portend | foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning |
| urge | drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action |
| oust | expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting |
| incarcerate | imprison |
