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
abateto decrease in force or intensity
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark