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 |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| courier | messenger |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |