GRE Word List
IMPERIAL
of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
The meaning of the word imperial is of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor.
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| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
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| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
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| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |