Sentence:  For all to be accomplished, for me to feel less lonely, all that remained to hope was that on the day of my execution there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should greet me with howls of <WSD>execration</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.