GRE Word List

GROSS

glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness

The meaning of the word gross is glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness.

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WordMeaning
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
brookcreek
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar