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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| spare | not being used |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |