GRE Word List
LATERAL
of or relating to the side
The meaning of the word lateral is of or relating to the side.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| mulct | fine |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |