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 |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |