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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solstice | either 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 |
scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
sojourn | a temporary stay |
correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
smelt | any 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 |