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
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
remittancea sum of money remitted
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
corollarya proposition (see proposition
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state