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 |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |