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
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
floridvery flowery in style : ornate
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
galea strong current of air:
surmountto prevail over : overcome