GRE Word List

SEISMIC

of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake

The meaning of the word seismic is of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake.

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WordMeaning
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
conveneto come together in a body
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found