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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|---|---|
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| retiring | reserved |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
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| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| concentric | having a common center |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |