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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| maroon | a dark red |