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 |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| mendicant | beggar |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |