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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WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
disconcertto throw into confusion
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy