GRE Word List

INVERSE

opposite in order, nature, or effect

The meaning of the word inverse is opposite in order, nature, or effect.

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WordMeaning
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
underhandin a clandestine manner
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
compilationthe act or process of compiling
affectedartificial; pretended
hortatoryhortative
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference