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 |
|---|---|
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| purported | reputed |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |