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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| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
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| leave-taking | departure |
| retrench | cut down |
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| dint | force |
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