GRE Word List
MARITAL
pertaining to marriage
The meaning of the word marital is pertaining to marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| connivance | pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire |
| preternatural | beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces |
| reinstate | restore to a previous condition or position |
| litotes | understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)'' |
| bolt | door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down |
| odium | detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct) |
| anathema | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
