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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |