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
kismetfate
affectedartificial; pretended
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
eventualcontingent
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion