GRE Word List
LOATHE
detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
The meaning of the word loathe is detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verve | enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| badger | pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
| doggerel | poor verse |
| jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| kernel | central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn) |
| affront | insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
| dirge | funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) |
| protagonist | leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story |
| replenish | fill up again |