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 |
|---|---|
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |