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 |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| fete | festival |