GRE Word List
LATERAL
of or relating to the side
The meaning of the word lateral is of or relating to the side.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| haggard | not tamed |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |