GRE Word List
EXECRATE
to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
The meaning of the word execrate is to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prong | fork |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |