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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| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
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| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
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| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |