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 |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |