GRE Word List

TRAUMATIC

psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems

The meaning of the word traumatic is psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems.

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WordMeaning
invalidnot valid:
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
appurtenancesaccessory objects
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive