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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |