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 |
|---|---|
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |