GRE Word List

MALEDICTION

curse

The meaning of the word malediction is curse.

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WordMeaning
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
desiccateto dry up
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
flirtto move erratically : flit
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)