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 |
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| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |