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 |
|---|---|
| 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") |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| repercussion | reflection |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| motley | variegated in color |