GRE Word List
ODIUM
the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
The meaning of the word odium is the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| score | twenty |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |