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GRE Multiple Choice Questions - List 12

GRE - Flashcards - Multiple Choice Questions - SHOW ME LIST 12

Definition:

(adjective satellite) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "####### bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

(adjective satellite) shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a ####### offense against morality"; "a ####### crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

(adjective satellite) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a ####### fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

(adjective satellite) causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a ####### loss"; "a ####### cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

 

** Please Select the best Word that fits the definition in the left column

GLEAN
GLIB
GOSSAMER
GREGARIOUS
GRIEVOUS