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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salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
inflated | distended with air or gas |
scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
humdrum | monotonous |
expound | to set forth : state |
ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |