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 |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |