GRE Word List
UPRIGHT
perpendicular
The meaning of the word upright is perpendicular.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| drab | slattern |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |