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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
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| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |