GRE Word List
MALIGN
evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
The meaning of the word malign is evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |