GRE Word List
PULMONARY
pertaining to the lungs
The meaning of the word pulmonary is pertaining to the lungs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominable | detestable; extremely unpleasant |
| carousal | drunken revel; V. carouse |
| scanty | meager; insufficient |
| menial | suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house) |
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |
| misogamy | hatred of marriage |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |
| voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
| amalgamate | (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body |
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |