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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |