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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |