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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |