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 |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| demented | mad |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |