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 |
|---|---|
| cloying | distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess |
| simian | monkeylike; N: ape or monkey |
| capacious | spacious |
| wrangle | quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N. |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
| revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
| tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |