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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |