GRE Word List

UPRIGHT

perpendicular

The meaning of the word upright is perpendicular.

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appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
apparentopen to view : visible
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antithesisthe direct opposite
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
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impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail