GRE Word List
FOUL
offensive to the senses : loathsome
The meaning of the word foul is offensive to the senses : loathsome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |