GRE Word List

SINISTER

singularly evil or productive of evil

The meaning of the word sinister is singularly evil or productive of evil.

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WordMeaning
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
slackento make less active : slow up
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
nubileof marriageable condition or age
comportto be fitting : accord
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
validateto make legally valid : ratify