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

WordMeaning
postulatedemand
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly