GRE Word List
TANGENTIAL
touching lightly : incidental
The meaning of the word tangential is touching lightly : incidental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |