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 |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| predetermine | foreordain |