GRE Word List
SULTRY
very hot and humid : sweltering
The meaning of the word sultry is very hot and humid : sweltering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| evenhanded | fair |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |