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 |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| braid | to make from braids |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |