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 |
|---|---|
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| hurl | rush |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |