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.
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| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
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| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
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| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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