GRE Word List
LETHAL
of, relating to, or causing death
The meaning of the word lethal is of, relating to, or causing death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| braid | to make from braids |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |