GRE Word List

ANIMADVERSION

a critical and usually censorious remark

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

Random words

WordMeaning
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
predecessorone that precedes
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
perforateto make a hole through
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone