GRE Word List

CLIMACTIC

of, relating to, or constituting a climax

The meaning of the word climactic is of, relating to, or constituting a climax.

Random words

WordMeaning
funerealof or relating to a funeral
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
forlornbereft
detonationthe action or process of detonating
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed