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 |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| executioner | one who executes |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |