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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| opulence | wealth |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |