GRE Word List
LOATHE
to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
The meaning of the word loathe is to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |