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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |