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 |
|---|---|
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| 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 |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |