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
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people