GRE Word List
AMPHIBIAN
an amphibious organism
The meaning of the word amphibian is an amphibious organism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |