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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betokento typify beforehand : presage
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touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
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comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
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aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
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irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile