GRE Word List

MALEDICTION

curse

The meaning of the word malediction is curse.

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WordMeaning
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
portlydignified
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature