GRE Word List

INFERNAL

of or relating to a nether world of the dead

The meaning of the word infernal is of or relating to a nether world of the dead.

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lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
distendextend
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
martineta strict disciplinarian