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 |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |