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 |
|---|---|
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| pummel | pound |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |