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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |