GRE Word List
NETHER
situated down or below : lower
The meaning of the word nether is situated down or below : lower.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| flounder | flatfish |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |