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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |