GRE Word List

IMPRECATION

curse

The meaning of the word imprecation is curse.

Random words

WordMeaning
garnishdecorate
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere