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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |