GRE Word List
MALEFICIENT
doing evil; N. maleficience
The meaning of the word maleficient is doing evil; N. maleficience.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| extrovert | person interested mostly in external objects and actions |
| whine | complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication) |
| deserts | what someone deserves |
| elastic | able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material |
| egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| captious | faultfinding; too critical |
| fissure | crevice; crack |
