GRE Word List
ANATHEMA
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
The meaning of the word anathema is solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| sensual | devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips |
| commodious | spacious and comfortable |
| orientation | act of finding oneself in society; orienting |
| standstill | condition of no movement or activity; stop |
| tribunal | court of justice |
| reverberate | echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley. |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| elliptical | elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
