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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |