GRE Word List

ANIMADVERSION

a critical and usually censorious remark

The meaning of the word animadversion is a critical and usually censorious remark.

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condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
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ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
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wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
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saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
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