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 |
|---|---|
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| charlatan | quack |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |