GRE Word List
MALICIOUS
having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
The meaning of the word malicious is having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |