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 |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| freebooter | pirate |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| condign | deserved |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| rotunda | a round building |
| niggle | trifle |