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 |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| takeoff | a 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 |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |