GRE Word List
ENMITY
positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
The meaning of the word enmity is positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |