GRE Word List

MACABRE

having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death

The meaning of the word macabre is having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death.

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WordMeaning
caldrona large kettle or boiler
severto put or keep apart : divide
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
dearthscarcity that makes dear
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush