GRE Word List
MALIGNANT
tending to produce death or deterioration
The meaning of the word malignant is tending to produce death or deterioration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |