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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |