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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |