GRE Word List

MALEVOLENT

having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

The meaning of the word malevolent is having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred.

Random words

WordMeaning
motea small particle : speck
mutedbeing mute : silent
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced