GRE Word List

ANATHEMA

someone or something intensely disliked or loathed

The meaning of the word anathema is someone or something intensely disliked or loathed.

Random words

WordMeaning
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
relegateto send into exile : banish
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility