GRE Word List
ULTIMATE
last in a progression or series : final
The meaning of the word ultimate is last in a progression or series : final.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| billowing | wave |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |