GRE Word List

MALEFICENT

working or productive of harm or evil : baleful

The meaning of the word maleficent is working or productive of harm or evil : baleful.

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WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
waketo be or remain awake
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
citadela fortress that commands (see command
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
solicitto make petition to : entreat
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity