GRE Word List
OBLOQUY
a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
The meaning of the word obloquy is a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
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| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| clime | climate |
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| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
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