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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| broach | brooch |