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

WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
inanimatenot animate:
misadventuremisfortune
fallibleliable to be erroneous
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
pento shut in or as if in a pen
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing