GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| conflagration | fire |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |