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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| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
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| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
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| verge | brink |
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