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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WordMeaning
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
pantomimepantomimist
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
passepast one's prime
clichea trite phrase or expression
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject