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 |
|---|---|
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| guileless | innocent |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |