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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| pending | during |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |