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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WordMeaning
perforateto make a hole through
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
braggadocioempty boasting
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
submissivesubmitting to others
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)