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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| dally | to act playfully |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |