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 |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |