GRE Word List

POLAR

of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it

The meaning of the word polar is of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it.

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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits