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 |
---|---|
dour | stern |
wanton | merciless |
antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |