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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |