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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| docile | easily taught |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| devious | wandering |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |