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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remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
predilectionan established preference for something