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 |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| welter | writhe |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |