GRE Word List
GRIM
causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
The meaning of the word grim is causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| warp | twist out of shape; N. |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| elysian | relating to paradise; blissful |
| assimilate | absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking) |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| terse | concise; abrupt; pithy |
