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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panga brief piercing spasm of pain
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laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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