GRE Word List

HOSTILITY

deep-seated usually mutual ill will

The meaning of the word hostility is deep-seated usually mutual ill will.

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WordMeaning
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
cessiona yielding to another : concession
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt