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 |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| fell | skin |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |