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 |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| retrench | cut down |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| congenial | pleasant |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |