GRE Word List
ANIMOSITY
a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
The meaning of the word animosity is a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| retribution | recompense |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |