GRE Word List
INVERSE
opposite in order, nature, or effect
The meaning of the word inverse is opposite in order, nature, or effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| auroral | dawn |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| stilted | pompous |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |