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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |