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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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| unsavory | insipid |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |