GRE Word List
TERMINAL
leading ultimately to death : fatal
The meaning of the word terminal is leading ultimately to death : fatal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |