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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| influx | a coming in |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |