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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
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| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| decipher | decode |
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