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
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
fiascoa complete failure
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glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion