GRE Word List

MALEDICTION

curse

The meaning of the word malediction is curse.

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WordMeaning
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going