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 |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |