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
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
passiveacted upon by an external agency
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
magnitudegreat size or extent
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
writheto twist into coils or folds
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
bullya blustering, browbeating person
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past