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 |
|---|---|
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |