GRE Word List
SULTRY
very hot and humid : sweltering
The meaning of the word sultry is very hot and humid : sweltering.
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|---|---|
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| contest | strive |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| shack | hut |