GRE Word List
AVERSE
having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
The meaning of the word averse is having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |