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 |
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| suppliant | supplicant |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| sublimate | sublime |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |