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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WordMeaning
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
ingratean ungrateful person
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter