GRE Word List
HARROWING
acutely distressing or painful
The meaning of the word harrowing is acutely distressing or painful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| influx | a coming in |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |