GRE Word List
PULMONARY
of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
The meaning of the word pulmonary is of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs.
Random words
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |