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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |