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 |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| imbibe | drink |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |