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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deprecateto express disapproval of
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity