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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repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
wardthe action or process of guarding
commemorateto call to remembrance
declivitydownward inclination
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance