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 |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |