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.

Random words

WordMeaning
fraileasily led into evil
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
figurea number symbol : numeral
endorseto write on the back of
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
chastiseto censure severely : castigate