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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| Word | Meaning |
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| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |