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 |
|---|---|
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |