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
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
exudeto ooze out
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as