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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| viand | an item of food |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |