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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| overwhelm | upset |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| parvenu | one 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 |