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 |
|---|---|
| hubbub | noise |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |