GRE Word List
MALEDICTION
curse
The meaning of the word malediction is curse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| 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 |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |