GRE Word List
CENSURE
a judgment involving condemnation
The meaning of the word censure is a judgment involving condemnation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |