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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purgeto clear of guilt
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
quarantinea period of 40 days
poreto gaze intently