GRE Word List
MINATORY
having a menacing quality
The meaning of the word minatory is having a menacing quality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| obscure | dark |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |