GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| diadem | crown |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |