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
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
passepast one's prime
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management