GRE Word List

TERMINAL

leading ultimately to death : fatal

The meaning of the word terminal is leading ultimately to death : fatal.

Random words

WordMeaning
stringenttight
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
comportto be fitting : accord
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
profligatewildly extravagant