GRE Word List
TANGENTIAL
touching lightly : incidental
The meaning of the word tangential is touching lightly : incidental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| slew | a large number |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |