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.

Random words

WordMeaning
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
respitea period of temporary delay
filchto steal secretly or casually
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
buffeta blow especially with the hand
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome