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 |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |