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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| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |