GRE Word List
ULTIMATUM
a final proposition, condition, or demand
The meaning of the word ultimatum is a final proposition, condition, or demand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |