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 |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |