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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absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
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empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
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proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness