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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| provenance | origin |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |