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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WordMeaning
retainto keep in possession or use
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface