GRE Word List
ETHEREAL
of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
The meaning of the word ethereal is of or relating to the regions beyond the earth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| pugilist | fighter |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |