GRE Word List
NETHER
lower; Ex. nether garments/regions
The meaning of the word nether is lower; Ex. nether garments/regions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| servitude | slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment |
| flounder | struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion |
| resign | give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively |
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| chasten | discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
| cavil | quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
