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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| sift | to put through a sieve |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
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| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |