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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| ploy | escapade |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |