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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |