GRE Word List
SULTRY
very hot and humid : sweltering
The meaning of the word sultry is very hot and humid : sweltering.
Random words
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| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| puerile | juvenile |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| freebooter | pirate |