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 |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| colloquy | conversation |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |