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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |