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 |
|---|---|
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| condole | grieve |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |