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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Word | Meaning |
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wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
scrappy | consisting of scraps |
drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |