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
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
uproariousmarked by uproar
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
maverickan unbranded range animal