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 |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |