GRE Word List
EXECRATE
curse; express abhorrence for; detest
The meaning of the word execrate is curse; express abhorrence for; detest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fete | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| veer | change in direction; swerve |
| usage | act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| stratified | divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| credulity | belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous |
| histrionic | theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior |
| confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
| paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |
