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 |
|---|---|
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |