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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |