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 |
|---|---|
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| nutritious | nourishing |