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 |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |