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 |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
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| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| concentric | having a common center |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
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