GRE Word List
OUTRAGE
an act of violence or brutality
The meaning of the word outrage is an act of violence or brutality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| potable | suitable for drinking |