GRE Word List
INFAMOUS
having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
The meaning of the word infamous is having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |