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 |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
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| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |