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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |