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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| minuscule | very small |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| fester | to generate pus |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |