GRE Word List
POLAR
of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites
The meaning of the word polar is of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| attire | clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| mash | crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl |
| scoff | laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| mercurial | capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| augury | omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) |
