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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |