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 |
|---|---|
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| flighty | swift |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |