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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| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| calorific | caloric |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |