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
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight