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

WordMeaning
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
unassumingnot assuming : modest