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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congruentcongruous
transpireto take place : go on
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
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sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width