GRE Word List
GRIM
fierce in disposition or action : savage
The meaning of the word grim is fierce in disposition or action : savage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |