GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |