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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draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
clientelea body of clients
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor