GRE Word List
NEFARIOUS
flagrantly wicked or impious : evil
The meaning of the word nefarious is flagrantly wicked or impious : evil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |