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
smudgeto make a smudge on
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
stentorianextremely loud
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense