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
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
expatriatebanish
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
indicativeserving to indicate
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance