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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |