GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperil | put in danger |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| oblivious | inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) |
| rag | scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance |
| elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| ingratiate | become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
| rebus | representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''. |
| sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
