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.
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| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |