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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WordMeaning
fortuitousoccurring by chance
traverseto go or travel across or over
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asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
witherto become dry and sapless
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
submissivesubmitting to others