GRE Word List
MALIGN
speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
The meaning of the word malign is speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| numismatist | person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| histrionic | theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
| skirmish | minor fight; minor battle in war; V. |
| juncture | crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |