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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |