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 |
|---|---|
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| impuissance | weakness |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| contrive | devise |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| skimp | skimpy |