GRE Word List
RANCOR
bitter deep-seated ill will
The meaning of the word rancor is bitter deep-seated ill will.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| imprecation | curse |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |