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 |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| fester | to generate pus |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |