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
indicativeserving to indicate
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
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obsessivetending to cause obsession
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience