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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WordMeaning
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
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forteone's strong point
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supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
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imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
tatterto make ragged
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