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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |