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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| harass | exhaust |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |