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 |
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| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| 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 |