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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |