GRE Word List
PARIAH
social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah
The meaning of the word pariah is social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| subdue | less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned animal |
| estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| bullion | gold and silver in the form of bars |
| berate | scold strongly |
