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
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
searbeing dried and withered
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
motea small particle : speck
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
overwhelmupset
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it