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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|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
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| savory | having savor: such as |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |