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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| finished | entirely done |
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