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
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
impingeencroach
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
jocosegiven to joking : merry
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
clichea trite phrase or expression
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect