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 |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| vixen | a female fox |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
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| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |