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
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
remediablecapable of being remedied
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching