GRE Word List
HEREAFTER
life after death
The meaning of the word hereafter is life after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stygian | unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead |
| integral | complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
| thrifty | careful about money; economical; N. thrift |
| vegetate | live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan |
| ascertain | find out for certain; make certain |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| lateral | of or coming from the side |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| dross | waste matter; worthless impurities |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |
