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
punditpandit
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
componenta constituent part : ingredient
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)