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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| provenance | origin |
| fester | to generate pus |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |