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 |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| sentinel | sentry |