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
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
gauntexcessively thin and angular
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
depredationto lay waste : plunder
stringenttight
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element