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
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raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
peccadillo | a slight offense |