Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: Having a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Example: She has a pessimistic view of the future, always expecting bad outcomes.

Definition: In a way that shows a lack of hope or confidence about the future.

Example: She looked at the situation pessimistically, believing that things would only get worse.

Definition: Causing annoyance or harm, often related to disease or moral corruption.

Example: The pestiferous weeds spread quickly and choked the life out of the garden.

Definition: In a way that causes or spreads disease or harm; harmful or dangerous.

Example: The pests infested the garden pestiferously, damaging the plants.

Definition: A serious and often deadly disease that spreads quickly and affects many people, especially in the form of an epidemic.

Example: The town was devastated by a pestilence that swept through the population.

Definition: Causing harm or annoyance, often related to disease or negative effects on health and society.

Example: The pestilent conditions in the overcrowded city led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: Relating to or causing a deadly disease; harmful or annoying.

Example: The pestilential conditions in the area led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: In a manner that causes or relates to disease or plague; harmful or destructive.

Example: The air was pestilentially filled with the stench of decay.

Definition: In a way that causes or relates to disease or harm; destructively or mischievously.

Example: The pests spread the disease pestilently, affecting the entire crop.

Definition: A unit of measurement for digital information that equals one quadrillion bytes or 1,024 terabytes.

Example: The new data center can store up to 10 petabytes of information.