GRE Word List
FIEND
evil spirit; devil
The meaning of the word fiend is evil spirit; devil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| inerrancy | infallibility |
| engulf | surround and swallow up |
| discrepancy | lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions |
| clasp | hold firmly within arms |
| unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
| abeyance | suspended action |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| canine | related to dogs; doglike |
| molt | periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth) |
