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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |