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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| impinge | encroach |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |