GRE Word List
MALIGNANT
tending to produce death or deterioration
The meaning of the word malignant is tending to produce death or deterioration.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |