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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| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| coin | corner |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |