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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WordMeaning
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands