GRE Word List
OBLOQUY
a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
The meaning of the word obloquy is a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| viable | capable of living |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |