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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ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
prosody | the study of versification |
enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |