GRE Word List
SADISTIC
of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
The meaning of the word sadistic is of, relating to, or characterized by sadism.
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vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
demented | mad |
evenhanded | fair |
sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |