GRE Word List
ADVERSARY
one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
The meaning of the word adversary is one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent.
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Word | Meaning |
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effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
codify | to reduce to a code |
matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |