GRE Word List
ADVERSE
acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
The meaning of the word adverse is acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |