GRE Word List
ANTHROPOID
any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
The meaning of the word anthropoid is any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |