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 |
|---|---|
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| hurl | rush |
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| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
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