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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |