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 |
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| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |