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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irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
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breadthdistance from side to side : width
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine