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 |
|---|---|
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| premonitory | giving warning |