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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thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
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chasethe hunting of wild animals
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benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
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filthfoul or putrid matter
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner