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.

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WordMeaning
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
slanderto utter slander against : defame
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
deputizeto appoint as deputy
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
applicationan act of applying:
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life