GRE Word List
GROTESQUE
fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
The meaning of the word grotesque is fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inopportune | untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen |
| conjure | cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
| reverberate | echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley. |
| apprise | inform |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| ramshackle | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
