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
gauntexcessively thin and angular
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
stentorianextremely loud
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
prongfork
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite