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 |
|---|---|
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| occident | west |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |