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
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
espousemarry
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
florescencea state or period of flourishing
anthropologistthe science of human beings
franticemotionally out of control