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 |
|---|---|
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| prong | fork |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| decipher | decode |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |