GRE Word List

MURAL

of, relating to, or resembling a wall

The meaning of the word mural is of, relating to, or resembling a wall.

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animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
buffeta blow especially with the hand
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty