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 |
|---|---|
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| throes | pang |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| pummel | pound |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |