GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| portly | dignified |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| sibylline | any 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) |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |