GRE Word List
WOEFUL
full of woe : grievous
The meaning of the word woeful is full of woe : grievous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |