GRE Word List

OUTRAGE

an act of violence or brutality

The meaning of the word outrage is an act of violence or brutality.

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WordMeaning
bevya large group or collection
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement