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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| invalid | not valid: |
| calculated | apt |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| fiasco | a complete failure |