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 |
|---|---|
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |