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 |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |