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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| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
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| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
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