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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WordMeaning
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
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pinnacea light sailing ship
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
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gobbleto swallow or eat greedily