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 |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| inequity | injustice |
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| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
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