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 |
|---|---|
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |