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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salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
overthrow | overturn |
forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
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