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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |