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
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
topographythe 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
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop