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 |
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replete | fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors |
leniency | mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment |
vigilant | watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance |
conglomerate | corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V. |
gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
titillate | tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |
conjure | cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
congenital | existing at birth |
allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |