GRE Word List
WOEFUL
sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
The meaning of the word woeful is sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cloying | distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess |
| renounce | abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation |
| lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
| delusion | false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| incisive | (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |