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
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
dissentto withhold assent or approval
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
pedagogueteacher
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy