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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WordMeaning
broachbrooch
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
gistessence; main point; substance
enhanceheighten
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
declivitydownward inclination
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