GRE Word List
CENSURE
a judgment involving condemnation
The meaning of the word censure is a judgment involving condemnation.
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buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |