GRE Word List

CENSORIOUS

marked by or given to censure (see censure

The meaning of the word censorious is marked by or given to censure (see censure.

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WordMeaning
recountto relate in detail : narrate
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
chasethe hunting of wild animals
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
neophytea new convert : proselyte
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
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pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked