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 |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |