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 |
|---|---|
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| sophist | philosopher |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |