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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climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy