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 |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |