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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