GRE Word List
TANGENTIAL
touching lightly : incidental
The meaning of the word tangential is touching lightly : incidental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| vertex | the top of the head |