GRE Word List
OUTLANDISH
bizzare; peculiar; unconventional
The meaning of the word outlandish is bizzare; peculiar; unconventional.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |
| multiplicity | state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element |
| predecessor | former occupant of a post |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| emaciated | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
| thrash | beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net. |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| lust | intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V. |
| maudlin | effusively sentimental |
| inured | accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling |
