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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| ploy | escapade |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |