GRE Word List
TANGENTIAL
touching lightly : incidental
The meaning of the word tangential is touching lightly : incidental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |