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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| aria | air |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| blanch | to take the color out of |