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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syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
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gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
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authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor