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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |