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 |
|---|---|
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |