GRE Word List
HARROWING
acutely distressing or painful
The meaning of the word harrowing is acutely distressing or painful.
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atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
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fructify | to bear fruit |
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rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
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