GRE Word List
UPRIGHT
perpendicular
The meaning of the word upright is perpendicular.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |