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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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |