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 |
|---|---|
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |