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 |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| ignite | to set afire |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| demented | mad |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |