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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|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
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| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
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| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
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