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 |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |