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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venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground