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).

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expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
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taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
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sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
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conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed