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 |
|---|---|
| pundit | pandit |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |