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.

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indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
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atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
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subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
cankeran erosive or spreading sore