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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WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations