GRE Word List
GRIM
fierce in disposition or action : savage
The meaning of the word grim is fierce in disposition or action : savage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| clip | encompass |