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 |
|---|---|
| disport | sport |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |