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.

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WordMeaning
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
enduringlasting
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
corrugatedhaving corrugations
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
congruentcongruous
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order