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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| mischance | bad luck |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |