GRE Word List

INIMICAL

being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence

The meaning of the word inimical is being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence.

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opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
predilectionan established preference for something