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 |
|---|---|
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |