GRE Word List
MONGREL
an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
The meaning of the word mongrel is an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| predecessor | one that precedes |