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 |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| dys- | abnormal |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |