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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| pummel | pound |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |