GRE Word List
MARITIME
of, relating to, or bordering on the sea
The meaning of the word maritime is of, relating to, or bordering on the sea.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| encumber | weigh down |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| 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 |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |