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 |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| 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 |
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