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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humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
calorificcaloric
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility