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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |