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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| oversee | survey |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| dull | tedious |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |