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 |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |