GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |