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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trancestupor
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
condolegrieve
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prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
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voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
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