GRE Word List
SEVERITY
the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
The meaning of the word severity is the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |