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
rankrelative standing or position
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
passepast one's prime
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive