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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leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
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hortatoryhortative
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emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
remissionthe act or process of remitting
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler