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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| gnome | maxim |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |