GRE Word List
NETHER
situated down or below : lower
The meaning of the word nether is situated down or below : lower.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |