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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| eventual | contingent |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |