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 |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| connoisseur | expert |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |