GRE Word List
NUPTIAL
related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
The meaning of the word nuptial is related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
| retrospective | looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect |
| sallow | (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice |
| conglomeration | mass of material sticking together |
| amity | friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
| ingenuous | naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |
| scuffle | struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ? |
| inert | inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state |