GRE Word List
ULTERIOR
going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
The meaning of the word ulterior is going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plait | pleat |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |