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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cankeran erosive or spreading sore
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
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unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
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cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
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rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
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