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 |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |