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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WordMeaning
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
predetermineforeordain
passepast one's prime
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain