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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WordMeaning
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade