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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| overwhelm | upset |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |