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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| clip | encompass |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |