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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |