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 |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |