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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |