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 |
|---|---|
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| unfrock | defrock |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |