rancorous
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kər adjective
full of or showing rancor.
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rancour or rancor (ˈræŋkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| rancor or rancor | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| 'rancorous or rancor | |
| —adj | |
| 'rancorously or rancor | |
| —adv | |
| 'rancorousness or rancor | |
| —n | |
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Rancorous
is a GRE word you need to know.
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| To foretell. |
| having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance |
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There are equally rancorous arguments about how best to stimulate supply.
It is an astonishingly rancorous and controversial debate, with far-reaching implications.
The accusations of mismanagement are part of the debate over the program that has grown increasingly rancorous.
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