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.

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WordMeaning
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
pendantsomething suspended: such as
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism