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 |
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| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |