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 |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| dally | to act playfully |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |