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
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
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| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |