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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |