GRE Word List
NEFARIOUS
flagrantly wicked or impious : evil
The meaning of the word nefarious is flagrantly wicked or impious : evil.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| pugilist | fighter |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |