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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| slaughter | the act of killing |
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| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
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