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 |
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pilfer | steal |
refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
meander | a winding path or course |
reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
encompass | include |
emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |