GRE Word List

AMPHIBIAN

an amphibious organism

The meaning of the word amphibian is an amphibious organism.

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masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group