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

WordMeaning
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur