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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| defer | put off |
| quarry | game |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |