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 |
|---|---|
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| document | proof |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |