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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| 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 |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| spare | not being used |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |