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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |