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 |
|---|---|
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| 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 |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |