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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| stout | strong of character: such as |