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
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
benisonblessing
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate