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 |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| grudging | unwilling |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| mystic | mystical |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |