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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| warranted | sanction |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |