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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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| distant | separated in space : away |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
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