GRE Word List

WOEFUL

full of woe : grievous

The meaning of the word woeful is full of woe : grievous.

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WordMeaning
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
chafeirritate
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner