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 |
|---|---|
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |