GRE Word List
HOSTILITY
deep-seated usually mutual ill will
The meaning of the word hostility is deep-seated usually mutual ill will.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| attentive | mindful |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |