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.

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obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
adjacentnot distant : nearby
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
leerysuspicious
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts