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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| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| etymology | the 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 |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |