GRE Word List

UPRIGHT

perpendicular

The meaning of the word upright is perpendicular.

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WordMeaning
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
ruffiana brutal person : bully
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal