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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |