GRE Word List
OBNOXIOUS
odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
The meaning of the word obnoxious is odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| skimp | skimpy |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| manumit | to release from slavery |