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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|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
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| snivel | to run at the nose |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| imply | to express indirectly |
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