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 |
|---|---|
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |