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 |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| wreak | bring about |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |