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
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
prattleprate
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
depositiona testifying especially before a court