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
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
validhaving legal efficacy or force
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
veerto change direction or course
disconcertto throw into confusion
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
dodderingfeeble