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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WordMeaning
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
inadvertentlyunintentional
traverseto go or travel across or over
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
succulentfull of juice : juicy
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate