GRE Word List
MATERNAL
of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
The meaning of the word maternal is of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| gnome | maxim |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |