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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| overwhelm | upset |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |