GRE Word List
PESTILENTIAL
causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
The meaning of the word pestilential is causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
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| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
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| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |