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 |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |