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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solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
validateto make legally valid : ratify
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
sojourna temporary stay
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
fleeta number of warships under a single command
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste