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 |
|---|---|
| melee | a confused struggle |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |