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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| faculty | ability |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |