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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |