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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presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
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forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
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mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
tentativenot fully worked out or developed