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 |
|---|---|
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |