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 |
|---|---|
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| politic | political |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| provenance | origin |
| abortive | prematurely born |