GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| onus | burden |