GRE Word List
AMPHIBIAN
an amphibious organism
The meaning of the word amphibian is an amphibious organism.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |