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
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
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prattleprate
figurea number symbol : numeral
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welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together