GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |