GRE Word List
ANIMUS
a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
The meaning of the word animus is a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
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| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
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| aria | air |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |