GRE Word List
AMPHIBIAN
an amphibious organism
The meaning of the word amphibian is an amphibious organism.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| prattle | prate |
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