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
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive