GRE Word List
SINISTER
singularly evil or productive of evil
The meaning of the word sinister is singularly evil or productive of evil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| effete | no longer fertile |