GRE Word List
NAUTICAL
of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
The meaning of the word nautical is of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |