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 |
|---|---|
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
