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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |