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 |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| irate | roused to ire |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |